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1306, Scotland's new King, Robert the Bruce (Angus Macfadyen) flees the English army after suffering a crushing defeat at Strath-Fillan.

Injured and alone, the country's last hope for freedom finds refuge in the croft of a widowed peasant (Anna Hutchison), whose Lord has sworn allegiance to England and whose men stalk the forest in search of the king they reject. Through a cold, cruel winter, risking her life and the lives of her children, she nurses him back to health, forging a bond that reignites his passion for freedom and a Scotland for all her people which he will earn years later on the field at Bannockburn.

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In 1519 a Spanish adventurer 'Cortes' (Brian McCardie) landed in Central America with a tiny army of Spanish Conquistadors. Having recently fallen out of favour his quest was to find gold for his King and by doing so he hoped to win back respect.

Instead Cortes discovered a huge civilisation and driven by opportunity he went to war against the mighty Aztec Empire in the name of his King, country and the Holy Roman Catholic Church. Heavily outnumbered Cortes needed to recruit support and was able to cunningly start a civil war by unifying some of the other tribes who were opposed to Aztec rule and so created a new coalition army to challenge their rule. Cortes a man driven by ambition desperately needed to win this war to restore his name and bring back glory to his King. It would end in a titanic battle, the annihilation of an entire people and the destruction of a dream.

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From director Todd Douglas Miller (Dinosaur 13) comes a cinematic event 50 years in the making.

Crafted from a newly discovered trove of 65mm footage, and more than 11,000 hours of uncatalogued audio recordings, 'Apollo 11' takes us straight to the heart of NASA's most celebrated mission - the one that first put men on the moon, and forever made Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin into household names. Immersed in the perspectives of the astronauts, the team in Mission Control, and the millions of spectators on the ground, we vividly experience those momentous days and hours in 1969 when humankind took a giant leap into the future.

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Sci-fi adventure and suspense has never been more exciting or intense as when you Journey to the Far Side of the Sun. One hundred years in the future two astronauts are sent to uncover the secrets of a "duplicate" Earth on the other side of the Sun.

When they crash land three weeks earlier than they had planned they must embark on a life-or-death mission to determine whether they have arrived back home or on the strange mirror world.

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'The Invaders' returns for Season Two! This groundbreaking series stars Roy Thinnes as architect David Vincent, who witnesses an alien spaceship landing and criss-crosses the country trying to warn a skeptical public of the danger.

This season, as Vincent learns more about the aliens, he becomes their greatest threat. But now our hero has met others who believe, including millionaire Edgar Scoville (Kent Smith). But will the efforts of a few believers be enough to save the world?

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In a vibrant story of family, fun and adventure, Miguel (voice of Anthony Gonzalez) dreams of becoming a great musician and embarks on an extraordinary journey to the magical land of his ancestors, where the charming trickster Héctor (voice of Gael García Bernal) becomes an unexpected friend and

helps Miguel uncover the mysteries of his family's stories and traditions.

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How does a nightmare begin? For architect David Vincent (Roy Thinnes) it begins when, alone at night on a country road, he witnesses the landing of a UFO. He has stumbled upon a terrifying secret.

Aliens from a doomed planet are infiltrating Earth! He attempts to warn the sceptical world, but no one believes him since the aliens look just like us. Only a stiff fourth finger, a lack of a heartbeat, and a tendency to glow give them away. An intriguing combination of paranoid science fiction and dramatic thriller, this highly influential series focuses on one man's determined efforts to save the world.

During a rescue mission in space, Jean Grey (Sophie Turner) is transformed into the infinitely powerful and dangerous 'Dark Phoenix'. As Jean spirals out of control, the X-Men must unite to face their most devastating enemy yet - one of their own.

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No-one believed Luis's dad when he said he'd been attacked by an alien. And growing up with an obsessed Ufologist for a father hasn't been easy for 12-year-old Luis, either.

But then three crazy aliens crash their ship right in front of Luis, and finally he's got the proof his dad needs to show the world he's not crazy. The problem is, if Luis tells his dad, he'll blast the aliens with his homemade 'shockfrost' gun - but if he doesn't, Luis risks being sent away to boarding school. Can Luis save the day? Perhaps three wacky aliens and a little bit of space could be just the thing to bring everyone closer together…

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Martin (Beau Knapp), an IT specialist on Wall Street, is reassigned to his hometown after a fall out with his bosses but is soon thrust into a vast underworld scheme involving money laundering, undercover FBI agents and the Russian mob.

As it becomes evident that his reassignment was anything but coincidental, Martin must expose the source of the criminal corruption while protecting his friends and family from the fallout of his actions.

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Josephine Chesterfield (Anne Hathaway) is glamorous, seductive and defrauds gullible, wealthy men. Penny (Rebel Wilson) amasses wads of cash by ripping off her marks in neighbourhood bars.

Despite their different methods, both are masters of the art of the fleece, so they con the men that have wronged women. Wilsons talent for physicality and Hathaways withering wit are a combustible combination as the pair of scammers pull out all the stops to swindle a naive tech billionaire (Alex Sharp) in this hilarious comedy.

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Frances (Chloe Grace Moretz), a sweet, naive young woman trying to make it on her own in New York City, doesn't think twice about returning the handbag she finds on the subway to its rightful owner.

That owner is Greta (Isabelle Huppert), an eccentric French piano teacher with a love for classical music and an aching loneliness. Having recently lost her mother, Frances quickly grows closer to widowed Greta. The two become fast friends - but Greta's maternal charms begin to dissolve and grow increasingly disturbing as Frances discovers that nothing in Greta's life is what it seems...

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A surprising tale about growing up, finding the courage to face the unknown...and how nothing can ever train you to let go. What began as an unlikely friendship between an adolescent Viking and a fearsome Night Fury dragon has become an epic trilogy spanning their lives.

When the sudden appearance of a female Light Fury coincides with the darkest threat their village has ever faced, Hiccup and Toothless must journey to a hidden world thought only to exist in myth. In this last chapter, Hiccup and Toothless will finally discover their true destinies, and dragon and rider will fight together to protect everything they've grown to treasure.

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Gloria (Julianne Moore) is a free-spirited divorcee who spends her days at a straight-laced office job and her nights on the dance floor.

One evening, she meets Arnold (John Turturro) and finds herself thrust into an unexpected new romance, filled with both the joys of budding love and the complications of harmonising this new life with an old past.

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The incredible true story of legendary dancer Rudolf Nureyev (Oleg Ivenko) is brought vividly to life by Academy Awardy-nominee Ralph Fiennes and BAFTA-winning screenwriter David Hare.

From Nureyev's poverty-stricken childhood in the Soviet city of Ufa, to his blossoming as a student dancer in Leningrad, to his nail-biting escape from the KGB and defection to the West at the height of the Cold War, The White Crow is a gripping, revelatory look at a unique artist who transformed the world of ballet forever.